Lewis Hamilton finally gets a Ferrari F40
Seven-time F1 champion Lewis Hamilton now has a Ferrari F40 to call his own, with restorations underway at Maranello.
It’s hard to imagine Lewis Hamilton having the desire for much in life, given he’s already the winningest driver in Formula 1 history, has seven championships and is racing for Ferrari, but that didn’t stop the Briton from recently fulfilling one of his dreams.
While Hamilton has previously owned a large collection of cars, that has now been reduced to just one, after selling his entire collection last year, vowing only to buy another if it was a Ferrari F40 – something he has now done.
Posting on social media, Hamilton announced the arrival of his F40, complete in ‘barn find’ specification having been garaged for more than three decades, with restoration works now being undertaken by Ferrari's Classiche program.
“My very own F40. This is the car of my dreams and has been for as long as I can remember,” Hamilton said.
“As a kid I dreamt of having one. When I joined Ferrari last year I made sure to have one with me on my first day at Maranello. That’s how much it means to me.
“These cars are works of art and incredibly rare, so when I found this one, covered in dust after being sat in a garage for over thirty years, I knew I had to bring her home.
“First to Maranello, where the master engineers and mechanics at the factory worked for weeks to bring her back to life. Massive thank you to everyone who had a hand in this project. This has truly been a dream come true. I can’t wait to share more with you all.”
Hamilton’s love affair with the Ferrari F40 has been well documented, having requested an F40 to be alongside him in a photoshoot for his first day with Ferrari in 2025.
Earlier this year, Hamilton performed burnouts, donuts and drifts around parts of Tokyo in an F40, in a video which also served as the unofficial announcement that he had started dating Kim Kardashian.
Only approximately 1315 F40s were built, and now they are valued at approximately $3 million, being regarded as one of the first true supercars, with a 352kW twin-turbo 2.9-litre V8 engine and a sub-1300kg kerb weight.
Stephen Ottley
